‎‎Multiple road accident claim 5 lives in Benin

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FILE PHOTO: Federal Road Safety Officers at work following an accident

Jethro Ibileke/Benin

FILE PHOTO: Federal Road Safety Officers at work following an accident
FILE PHOTO: Federal Road Safety Officers at work following an accident

Multiple road accident which occurred along the Benin-Auchi-Abuja highway in the evening of Saturday has reportedly killed five persons.

The ghastly accident which occurred at Okhuo village near a dangerous spot known as Aso Rock, was said to have involved two articulated trucks, two Audi cars, a Honda car and a Mercedes Benz car.

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Eyewitnesses said a truck and one of the car initially had a head-on collision, while a truck which apparently had break failure, ran into two other cars coming from its opposite direction, killing five persons in the process.

The bodies of the victims were evacuated to undisclosed mortuary.

Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Familoni Oluwasusi, confirmed the incident but said he was yet to be fully briefed.

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